Neurite outgrowth-regulating properties of GABA and the effect of serum on mouse spinal cord neurons in culture

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 503-508

  Bird, Margaret ^a   Owen, Alun ^a,b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth cones; Neurotrophism

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; MUSCIMOL; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FETUS; GROWTH CONE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEURITE; NEUROTROPISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032427697     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.1998.19340503.x     Document Type: Article

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